A hard, painful, bloody time is a war ... Withher arrival the world fades, clouds gather and life loses all colors. And only people, their heroism, devotion to love, homeland and friendship, their perseverance save at this time and give hope. The film "The Brest Fortress", the actors and roles of which are matched to each other in perfect harmony, describes the actions of the distant 1941, when the Brest Fortress heroically withstood the merciless blow of the German invaders.
Producer
The filmography of director Alexander Kott already hasprojects devoted to military themes are a comedy "Two drivers were driving", telling about the events of the first post-war days and the military drama "Convoy PQ-17", the plot of which is the story of the tragic fate of the caravan of ships carrying cargo for the Red Army from Reykjavik to Arkhangelsk. Producer Igor Ugolnikov, convinced that the director belongs to the Great Patriotic War is not indifferent, invited Kott to take a director's chair in the project "Brest Fortress". The actors and roles of the film were selected already by the creative union of the director and the producer.
Basis for the plot
The script is based on a group of writersput the material adapted for the cinema of painstaking research by Sergei Smirnov. The writer literally bit by bit collected material, information, met with the survivors, brought together the scattered documentary chronicles and eyewitnesses' memories. "Brest Fortress" - a film, the actors of which brought to the viewer a large-scale chronicle, thanks to the efforts of Sergei Smirnov. The writer, reviving the events of the legendary history of the defense of the Brest Fortress, was awarded an honorary award - the Order of Lenin.
"Brest Fortress", whose actors are known andare beloved by the domestic spectator, suppresses detailed and lengthy scenes of violence, along with this, every character of the picture is realistic to the deadening horror. First of all, children's characters are stunning, although they are not inferior to adults. Frenzied, fanatically devoted to its "great" idea, the Nazis. Citizens of the USSR, capable not only of courage and heroism, but also of indifference, betrayal. Such diverse characters were embodied on the screen by well-known domestic actors. "Brest Fortress" deservedly considered one of the best films about the Second World War, shot in our confused modernity.
Narrator
The film accurately transmits military actions onterritory of the fortress, their game was able to convey complex emotions (fear, determination, pain and love) wise and experienced actors and debuting actors. "Brest Fortress" is a film, the narration in which is conducted on behalf of Sasha Akimov, played by Alexei Kopashov. The boy is small, but shows adult restraint and discretion, at the same time bribes and opens his heart to children's naivety and faith in Victory. In 2011, Alexei after the 9th grade in the rank of vice-sergeant entered the theater class of the Moscow secondary school at the WTU. In 2012, there was another heartbreaking film with the participation of a young actor "On It."
Actors' Ensemble
"Brest Fortress" - a film whose actors, having demonstrated their professionalism, made the narration documentary accurate.
The famous lieutenant Andrei Kizhevatov playedAndrey Merzlikin. In this film, he is not only the head of the 9th frontier post, but also a father who feels with all his heart for his daughter. In life, Andrei has four children, and films and serials that many like and know, much more - 115. In 2015, with the participation of Merzlikin came serials: "Heart of an Angel", "Capture", "Green Carriage" and "Motherland" films "Uchilka", "Happiness is", "Motherland", "Edinichka" and "Norway". His professionalism was noted by all actors involved in the shooting. "Brest Fortress" is one of the most successful projects in the filmography of Merzlikin.
Pavel Derevyanko in the "Brest Fortress" playedregimental commissar Yefim Fomin. Pavel has played in more than 76 films and serials. The first film with the participation of Derevyanko "Two drivers were driving" was released in 2001, in the same year two serials "Rostov-Pope" and "Fatalists" appeared. Also, many people know Paul about the films "The Tumbler" and "Cook" in 2007, "Burnt by the Sun 2: The Citadel" in 2011, and also the "Super Beavers" of 2015.
Major Alexander Petr Gavrilov played Alexander Korshunov.Alexander's acting career began in 1980 with the film "The Key", then there were "The Portrait of the Artist's Wife", "I Can not Say Goodbye", "The Kholopas", "The Return of Mukhtar", "Golubka", "Pechorin", "Fool" Territory". Actors from the series "Brest Fortress" were pleased with the presence of Korshunov on the set of the picture.
Vtoroplanovye characters
Evgeny Tsyganov coped with the rolesenior political instructor Pochernikova. In his filmography there are about 50 films. In 2015, the series "Crisis of Tender Age", "Red Bracelets", "Concerned, or Love of Evil", "Fartsa", as well as films "8", "About Love", "Country OZ", "Paradise Kuschi" and "The Battle for Sevastopol." Eugene also know for the films "Territory" in 2014, "Icon of the season" in 2013, "Happy End" in 2009 and "Peter FM", it respected by domestic film critics and fellow actors. "Brest Fortress" in 2010 was for the actor a non-trivial test, as he took part in the filming of the film "And it was not better than a brother".
In mechanics Kolku realistically reincarnatedMaxim Kostromykin. The actor is 36 years old, and he has already played in almost 50 films and serials. In 2008, Maxim graduated from VGIK, and in 2004 he played in the series "Balzac's age, or All the men of his ...". Many will know Kostromykin on the films "Four taxi drivers and a dog", "Vanechka", "Elsa", "Everyone will die, and I will stay," also "Bride at Any Price", "Eye for an Eye", "My Boyfriend is an Angel" "Firs 3", "Fir trees 1914" and "Principle of Talion".
Self-sufficiency of patriotic blockbuster
"Brest Fortress":actors and roles, narrative style, plot intrigue, historically authentic material - everything in the film is like a capsule of time, in which the creators put a message for descendants. The authors of the film succeeded in clearing the term "patriotism" from all distorted meanings, without excessive pathos and vulgarity, to show the real heroism and courage of the Soviet people.
